Auxiliary table top



May 3, 1949. E. E. CZAK 2,468,952"

' AUXILIARY TABLE TOP Fi led Feb. 5, 1947 z Shets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR. DW/N 5. 02px B 1 Arrow/(Er May 3, 1949. I

AUXILIARY TABLE TOP I 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Feb. 3,, 1.947

E. E. cz AK 2,468,962

INVENTOR. EDW/N 5. 026K g 4770mm;

Patented May 3, 1949 i1 .iThis:invention relateslto tables 6f the J'type use'd 'asicardatables. Such tables -are usual ly provided withiolding legs and are ofasuchsize-lthat while h y mawbe convenientlyused r playinga: cards they are notdarge enougli to permitrefreshments an auxiliary table -top. havingcdependingystrips mfln's m in a. retainer .whichiziseconcentrciciwith the tab1eztop..and will. ,fit .a boutzthe toptofathe table. and; (afiectivelypreventz the;auxiliaryi able top from ibeing .accidentallysr shifted out ofzits proper pos'ition-upon.theztflrleihnd bein' lted byi the: weight of ..dishes*:;place:dcon thetauxiliary tabletop;

JAnothenobject. of the'dnventio'riis to providecan auxiliaryetabletop. formed-rofzssections Lhingdnto each otherssotthat..theauxiliarwtable top121nay. be

tfoldedisand'zconveniently..storeduin; a smalltspace when not muse.

PAnotheroobject. of..the-.inventfl'on is to 'iproilide an auxiliary table top having springs extending across meeting edges of its sections and so located with respect to the hinges connecting the sections that pull of the springs will hold the sections in an extended position for use and also yieldably hold the sections folded.

Another object of the invention is to provide an auxiliary table top which is simple in construction and capable of being manufactured at low cost.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein:

Fig. 1 is a top plan view showing the auxiliary table top applied to a table in position for use.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the auxiliary table top and the table upon which it rests.

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Figure 2 taken at right angles thereto.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view showing the auxiliary table top in section along the line 4-4 of Figure 1, the folded position of the top sections being indicated by dotted lines.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view showing a portion of the auxiliary table top in bottom plan.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary sectional view showing a modified construction.

The table which is indicated in general by the numerartlris mwardltablecof conventionalz con- ,struction aii has the usualzsquareiitop kand toldiable'ilegsr ii. .iAztablezbfthis typeiiisilai'geienough forrfounp'ersons :cto .sit;; at=sides thereof andrzplay narcisi'i'lauttwhen arefre'shmentsnarento aribe rserved thei'eiis notisufiici'ent. space 'rtwplace platesg-cups rand s saucers, r an'diiother: idishes i eontaining'f fiooid mp'oniathe table top, eand the table is 1otte'n 10V!!!- zcrowded.

= l i'ln oi derl to =overcome .'this zovercrowdingihhave provld'edaamauxiliary table topf kvthidh isrormed ofr 'obmpaniozi sections S ot sum dimensions"- that they form-a square table top which ,ist-ofeapprecia-blyt greater size ithan the top 2 of t thecard table I: Th' sectioris iof the auxiliai-ytable top havewbeen shown i formed -of laminated sheets '6 and eaoh -is bordered by strips I formed-"of stiff #wood and provided with inwardly--,exteiiding flarIge8 which fit under the laminated sheets' -so thatthe auxiliary top+will be bracedand a' neat appearance fimparted "to it. 1 While i it has-been stated-that the top sections 5' are'formed of laminated 'shets it will be understood that invention is knot lirrii-tedto ----'this '-'specificconstruction.

Agains't '1 underfaees of ime topflsectioris 5 is mounted ---a -'frame i 9 "which 'is square =an'dof fsl'ightly greaterdimensions tha'n" the top: of I the card table so that =-w=hen= the eauxiliary top -:is placed: upon 'the"--top 2 of the -card -tab1e the frame 9 may fit about the top of the card table, as shown in Figure 1. The frame 9 is formed of wooden strips I0 and II and upon referring to Figures 4 and 5 it will be seen that the strips I I terminate flush with inner side edges of the top sections 5 and have abutting engagement with each other when the auxiliary table top is in an extended position for use. Hinges I2 connect abutting ends of the strips or bars I I and are secured against under faces thereof so that the top sections 5 may be swung from an extended position for use to a folded position close against each other as indicated by dotted lines in Figur 4. Hooks I 3 which are struck from plates I4 extend downwardly from inner end portions of the strips or bars II to which the plates are secured by screws I5, and to these hooks are attached ends of spring I6 which are under tension and serve to exert pull upon the hooks. When the top sections 5 are in the extended position the springs are above the hinges and serve to hold the bars II in abutting engagement with each other and maintain the top sections extended. When the top sections are swung downwardly to a folded position the springs are below the hinges and serve to hold the top sections in the folded condition. Leaf springs I! are secured to under faces of the bars l midway the length thereof and have free end portions which project upwardly close to inner side faces of these bars. When the top sections 5 are moved to the extended position and the auxiilary table top set in place upon the top of the card table the leaf springs engage confronting side edge faces of the card table top and frictionally grip the same so that the auxiliary table top will be held in place and prevented from shifting out of a position in which the auxiliary table top is centered with respect to the card table top. In order to remove the auxiliary top it is merely necessary to grasp it and exert upward pull to dislodge it from the card table and the two sections 5 may then be moved to a folded position and the auxiliary top then placed in a closet against a wall thereof until again needed.

Instead of using the leaf springs I! to hold the auxiliary table top upon the card table a suitable number of set screws 18 may be threaded through openings 19 formed through the bars ID of the auxiliary top sections, as shown in Figure 6, and similar set screws also passed through the bars H if so desired. Each of the set screws has a turning head 20 at its outer end and to its inner end is swiveled a foot 2| which is forced against the confronting edge face of the card table top and firmly grips the same to hold the auxiliary table top in place upon the card table.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

1. An auxiliary table top of appreciably greater dimensions than the top of a main table upon which the auxiliary table top is to be placed, said auxiliary table top comprising companion sections having adjoining side edge faces abutting when in an extended position, an open frame for fitting about the top of a main table carried by the auxiliary top and consisting of side bars extending longitudinally of the top sections and end bars extending transversely of the top sections, hinges carried by inner ends of the end bars and mounting the top sections for swinging movement from an extended position downwardly to a folded position close to each other, and springs extending in bridging relation to the top sections and secured to inner side edge portions thereof and serving to yieldably hold the said top sections in extended and folded positions.

2. An auxiliary table top of appreciably greater dimensions than the top of a main table upon which the auxiliary table top is to be placed, said auxiliary table top comprising companion sections having adjoining side edge faces abutting when in an extended position, an open frame for fitting about the top of a main table carried by the auxiliary top and consisting of sidebars extending longitudinally of the top sections and end bars extending transversely of the top sections, hinges carried by inner ends of the end bars and mounting the top sections for swinging movement from an extended position downwardly to a folded position close to each other, plates secured against under faces of inner side edge portions of the top sections adjacent the end bars, hooks extending downwardly from said plates, and helical springs bridging the inner side edges of the top sections and having eyes at their ends engagedwith the hooks, said springs having movement past the hinges as the top sections are swung to extended and folded positions and serving to yieldably hold the top sections in the adjusted positions.

, EDWIN E. CZAK.

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